So the Gorillaz have always been
one of my favorite bands. My brother got into them when their 2005 hit Feel
Good Inc. hit all of our favorite music stations. Feel Good Inc., from their
second studio album, was a pretty big hit as I remember it. What hooked my
older brother Spencer was the bass line- the bass had the melody rather than the
guitar. Coming from a band background, this was new to us. Though I never asked
my brother, I think this is what led him to learning bass. Spencer is the best
bass player I know, but I suppose I’m biased because I’m his sister. I owe most
of my music taste to my brother- he got me into some of my favorite bands (Led
Zeppelin, The Gorillaz, and The Who), and taught me how to really appreciate
music.
The Gorillaz is a virtual band,
meaning they are made up characters representing real people who make their
music. After their first album (self-titled), they were immortalized in the Guinness
Book of World Records as the most successful virtual band. The band’s genre
ranges from alternative rock to alternative hip-hop to Britpop (they are native
to Britain).
To Binge (featuring Little Dragon),
from their third album Plastic Beach (2010), is defiantly one of my favorite
songs by these guys. The song depicts sort of a heart break feel with longing
in the guitar line. There are highlights of hope by the synthesizer, making the
song still upbeat and easy going. My boyfriend once said this song reminded him
of me, because it conveyed a longing and lonely feel. So of course, I listened
to again to remember it a little better. After listening to the lyrics, I had
to explain to him that the lyrics did not fit us very well.
2D (vocals and keyboard):“I wait to
be forgiven, maybe I never will. My star has left me to take the bitter pill.
That shattered feeling well the cause of it’s a lesson learned, ‘just don’t know
if I can roll into the sea again. Just don’t know if I can do it all again’ she
said, it’s true.” When I hear that I think of a break up. Then when I hear the
next part sang by Little Dragon (a female role), I get a much different feel.
“Waiting in my room, and I lock the
door. I watch the colored animals run across the floor. I’m looking in the
distance and I’m listening to the whispers. Oh it ain’t the same when you’re
falling out of feeling and you’re rolling in and caught again.” Colored
animals? We’re talking about drugs! The girl locks herself in her room to take hallucinogenic
drugs, hence she’s caught back in the sea of addiction.
Next, 2D almost replies with “I’m
caught again in the mystery, you’re by my side, but are you still with me?” Clearly
the man is concerned for her well-being, worried if she will once again drown
into the world of drugs. The song is actually sad, the longing sound about
drugs forming a wall between two lovers.
I then explained this to my
boyfriend, and cleared it up that only video games could form a wall between
us. Can you believe he likes Kingdom Hearts?
Song Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0AUHWdTT9M
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